Klarinet Archive - Posting 001128.txt from 1997/12

From: Melissa Norman <scouts-own@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Kenny G.
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 20:45:40 -0500

PLEASE!!!! are you trying to start something!! Not Kenny G again!! Leave =
the
poor guy alone!!=3D^) it took us forever to get off that subject!!!
(not trying to be rude or anything...)

Al Chiavarini wrote:

> After attending the Kenny G. Concert last night at the Ruth Eckerd
> Auditorium here in Clearwater Florida, I thought I would just pass a f=
ew
> comments.
>
> The Hall seats 2200 people and he played to a sold out house. Others i=
n
> the group included a piano-keyboard, two guitars and two percussion.
>
> The staging was just magnificent. The lighting was spectacular. He
> started his playing in the 35th row and walked across the house which w=
as
> 94 seats wide at this point (I was seated in the 34th row,) down the
> aisle on the other side of the house to the center of the auditorium. A=
t
> this point he started back across the house again (no center aisles in
> the house) and then started his one note without a break routine. The
> spacing between the rows is very wide. He would stop and shake hands wi=
th
> his free hand.
>
> I do not particticularly like his music but after dragging my better ha=
lf
> to many of my concerts, I agreed to take her to this concert. She is a
> great fan of his.
>
> He does doodle a lot but has great command of the horn. His technique =
is
> superb. I really did enjoy what I would have called a legitimate jazz
> number. His playing on this selection was far different than his norm=
al
> playing. The music was great.
>
> I feel that Watching and hearing him play is far different than
> listening to him as background music at home.
>
> I can listen to about ten minutes of "Mood" music at home and then
> enough......
>
> Is he a "Musician?" I would have to say yes. He brought the house t=
o
> it=92s feet twice and provided a great evening of entertainment and mus=
ic
> to all of the people there.
>
> His composing might offend some people but then I have friends who fee=
l
> that Mozart is boring.
>
> I also feel that it was worth the 102 bucks it cost me.
>
> Al Chiavarini
> alchev=juno